Chapter
2- The Price of Success
~Well… Ash is a little too crazy to do
the pre-chapter speech right now, and I can hardly blame him. Therefore, I’m
taking over the job today. I’ve given Misty a drug that will delay the effects
of the poison, but I’m not sure if it will have the desired effects. Even if it
did work as much as I hoped, it would keep the poison away for what, five days?
And that’s only IF it works, not to mention she’d still be an unconscious
vegetable, unable to move or think during that period of time, and all she
would be doing is lying there until death catches her. I can’t make an antidote
for Misty because I don’t have the necessary elements for it. She dies a little
more every second that passes, and we’re running out of time! We need help…
~Ebi
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“GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!” Cleft shouted. He was in
a police station and there were many guards holding him still, “You don’t let
me go right now, and I swear I’ll break every one of you!”
“GRRR…” AntiArctic growled. He had also been captured. There weren’t
any guards holding him because he was simply too cold to touch. Instead, a
squad of Growlithes surrounded him to make sure he doesn’t try to run.
A single person has defeated both Cleft and AntiArctic. While the two
Super Fiends were being dragged off into another room for all the standard
procedures before being locked up, the one, which had defeated them spoke up “Cleft
and AntiArctic. Two of the notorious Super Fiends, among the most wanted
criminals, and here they are… but you know my skills aren’t for free…” Said the
stranger
Three officers who have been listening were whispering among
themselves, “Do you really think the Chief Jenny made the right choice, hiring
this mercenary?”
“I don’t know,” said the second Officer, “I don’t trust him”
They had good reason not to trust this guy. He seemed to be a really
shady character with the old, tattered cape along with the hood over his head.
A dark green scarf he wore covered his mouth and most of his face, and his eyes
were hidden behind a pair of sunglasses
“Me neither” said the third, “But remember this is for a cause. The
Super Fiends are far too powerful, and we are completely helpless against them…
but if he could beat those two… it must have been worth it”
In the meantime, Cleft and AntiArctic have been dragged to their
cells. The doors were slammed shut and locked tight
“Now let’s discuss my reward” He held up two wanted posters, one with
the picture of Cleft and the other of AntiArctic “According to this sign, both
these fiends are Rank-A criminals, and each one of them is worth a whopping
five million!”
“WAAA!” everyone in the room exclaimed.
The police chief Jenny sighed and pulled out a briefcase full of the
cash. The mercenary opened the case and flipped through the bills quickly,
making sure he got everything. It was the right amount. Chief Jenny was
reluctant, but these Super Fiends were dangerous and nothing they did was able
to catch them. This guy on the other hand was able to do the impossible… yet
the prices were very steep
“I thank you kindly” the mercenary smiled, “And I just have one thing
left to say…” he smirked, “SUCKERS!!!!” He stood up straight and tossed the
green ragged hood and cape, pulled the scarf down and removed the sunglasses,
revealing his regular adornments, face and eyes…
“AAAH!!!!” the police all exclaimed
“It’s him!”
“It’s a Super Fiend!”
“You got that right!” Bonsai struck a pose
“Quickly! Get him!”
Some of the officers ran forwards to grab him, but Bonsai easily
fought them off, spinning around and slamming their heads with the case. “Back
off!” he shouted. He back flipped into the air and landed on the desk, “Too
slow!” he stuck his tongue out, “thanks for the money! And bye-bye!” with
unbelievable speed, faster than any human could possibly move, somehow Bonsai
was that fast. Bonsai bolted side-to-side through the crowd without touching
any of them, and darted out the door
“I-I can’t believe it!!!!” The Chief Jenny exclaimed
“I knew we couldn’t trust that guy!”
“We had a super fiend right under our noses and…!”
SMASH!!!!
Everyone jumped when they heard a loud smashing sound. They all ran to
see the cells and were shocked to see that one of the fiends were gone! There
was a HUGE gaping hole in the wall, and Cleft was missing from the cell.
AntiArctic burst out laughing, “I see my friends made big time suckers out of
all of you!”
“Quiet you” the Chief Jenny turned around, “You’re in no position to
laugh, when we have you locked up tight and no chance of escape!”
“Lady, let me remind you that I happen to be a ninja,” AntiArctic
crossed his arms, “You know, silent assassins of the night? Masters of shadows?
Unparalleled escape artists?” he looked at his cell, “I can break out of a
place like this in my sleep!”
“Oh yeah? Well just try it you lousy…”
“AH! LOOK BEHIND YOU! IT’S SKY RENDER!!!” AntiArctic suddenly yelled
“WHAT?!” Everyone gasped and turned around… there was nobody there.
They all turned back and saw an empty prison cell, the door hanging wide open,
and a note taped to the bars which read: SUCKERS!
***
(
“ALL RIGHT!” the three high-fived, success! The plan worked out
perfectly. By posing as some powerful wandering mercenary, Bonsai was able to
fake the capture of two of his teammates, and they were able to collect the
high bounties on their heads.
“Hey… I mean, I know it sounds weird me asking this, but is it right
for us to do that?” asked AntiArctic
“Yeah, it’s fine,” said Cleft “This money is reward for our heads, and
last I checked, these pretty little heads belong to us!”
They all burst out laughing. They then stopped laughing and sighed.
They stood silent for a few minutes, not saying anything. Though they were
wanted criminals, they were still warriors and knew what honour meant, and it
just didn’t feel right to steal…
“Things are getting bad”
“Real bad”
“We’ve been hanging around this area too long”
They were right. The Super Fiends are well known as one of the
strongest group of fighters in the world, and they have made lots of enemies. Though
they were a team, it was rare for the entire group to be altogether, and they
would usually be scattered, wandering in groups of two or three. The three of
them have been staying in this area for too long, and it’s become common
knowledge that the fiends could be found here, and more and more bounty hunters
(real ones) have been coming to this area to capture them.
“It’s becoming too dangerous to stay here. Even though most bounty
hunters are just low-grade fighters and normal pokémon trainers (the kind we
wipe the floor with every day) it’s best we move on.”
“Best not to move alone, but stay in groups of two” said AntiArctic, “You
two stick together as usual, while I go join up with Jolt. You can find TeeDee
and Goth travelling together pretty much always, just so we’re clear”
“What about Aquamarine, and Sky Render?”
“They’re fine. Though they travel alone, they’re fighters of the
highest calibur… especially Sky Render. They can take care of themselves, from
any stupid bounty hunter out there… even if all of them banded together to get
him, they’ll still be useless against him.”
“All the bounty hunters after Sky… that’s like fighting an entire
country,” said Cleft
“Forget country. Sky Render has enough enemies to populate a
continent!”
“That’s why we took the money,” said AntiArctic, holding up the case “This
will keep us going for a while. We’re gonna have to go back to living on the
run, at least until things start changing…”
“For the better or worse?” asked Bonsai as they opened the case and took several million each
“It’s kinda obvious where it’ll go. Worse” said Cleft
“Too bad…” said AntiArctic, looking at the scenery, “I’m really gonna
miss this place… but it’s not safe to stay there any longer…”
Each of them picked up their supplies as they marched to the mountain
cluster and the tunnel to the
“Thing have gotten real dull since Ketchum left!”
“Even this Team Rocket base is deserted! No point staying around here
any longer!”
“They’re all heading east, and so are we!”
This region held a lot of memories, but now it was time to let go.
They weren’t going to return here, and this was the last time they’d see it. As
they exited the tunnels, Cleft stayed behind a few minutes to smash and destroy
the path and slow any pursuers down. After a few minutes, he exited and the
path was completely destroyed. “This is it!”
“Onwards!” They all said at the same time as they began their journey
through the desert…
***
(Location- Emerald Jungle)
“Ebi, do you even know where we’re going?” asked Ash. He was carrying
an unconscious Misty in his arms, and was sufficiently irritated
“Yeah” Ebi replied rather calmly, keeping his eyes on the EbiDex map
as they walked
Ash sighed as he continued to carry her. He was in a bad mood right
now, and now was not the time you’d wanna mess with him.
“I still think this is a bad idea” said Tracey
“You got that right. I mean, asking help from a SUPER FIEND?” said
Brock, “Crazy Ebi with his crazy ideas”
“Ebi only suggested it. It was Ash who felt that desperate times call
for desperate measures.” Said
“How desperate do you have to be to go seeking help from G.I. Jolt? He’s
a crazed military combatant with so many guns and…” said Amaebi
“We’re here!” Ebi called
“This is the place?” asked Ash
In front of them was a large bunker. It was dome-shaped and built
entirely out of steel, with metal spikes and barbed wires all over. It was hard
to determine how much it was armoured, but it was safe to assume the walls were
at least a metre thick. It wasn’t that big, but because most of it would be
underground. Ash looked and he could see the door right in front of him.
“I’d be careful if I were you” said Ebi, looking into the EbiDex
screen
“Oh I don’t have time for this! Let’s just go over and knock…” Ash
started walking forwards, but Ebi grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back
“Hey! What are you doing?” Asked Ash
“When I said watch out, I mean watch out.” Ebi stepped back a dozen
metres, and ash followed. Ebi then picked up a clump of dirt and turned to
them, “I’d cover my ears if I were you” he tossed it forwards, to the ground
Ash almost stepped on…
BOOM!
An explosion shook the ground as the landmine buried in the dirt blew
up. Ebi then picked up several nitro balls and tossed them. The forces of their
explosions caused more of the buried landmines to detonate. After a few minutes
of explosions, the mines were gone. Everyone soon heard a whirring sound. They
looked up and saw the metal door slide open. Everyone stood still as the giant
figure stepped out the door. In front of them, looking down was the nine-foot
giant, who looked nearly identical to the Gym Leader Lt. Surge except with
bigger muscles and looked quite older. This was the Super Fiend G.I. Jolt.
“Ah…” the others gasped and step back, seeing the massive figure. That
man looked even bigger up close…
“Well look who’s shown up!” Jolt smirked, looking down at Ash, who was
nearly six-feet shorter than him. “When I heard the explosions, I thought it
was just some fiend-fighter coming to try his luck against me. I take it you’re
here for a challenge?”
“Not today, Jolt” Ash said seriously. Jolt’s eyebrows raised when he
saw the expression on Ash’s face. “We have an emergency here, and we need to talk.”
“Very well then, come inside” He said, motioning them to follow him as
he stepped back into the bunker. Ash followed him without hesitation, but the
others were rather reluctant, because there was a good chance that once they
stepped in there, they would never step out.
“(What’s with Ash? Doesn’t he know how powerful that guy is?!)” Brock
whispered
“(He does, but I don’t think he even cares)” Ebi whispered back
“So what is it you came for?” G.I. Jolt asked as they entered a large
room. Everyone glanced around nervously at all the huge military weapons
hanging over the walls.
“We need your help.” Replied Ash, “Mist has been poisoned, and we’re
unable to do anything to help her, while she’s getting worse.” He answered, “There’s
supposed to be a herb or something that could cure her, but we can’t find it.
But you live in this jungle so we thought you’d know how to help, could you?”
“And you want me to help?” G.I. Jolt said in a rather shocked tone
“Yes” answered Ash, suddenly falling to his knees, “We may be enemies,
but we’re desperate, and I beg you to help!” He shouted, pressing his head to
the ground,
“Hmm…” Jolt stared at him for a moment, “Come… let’s have a look at
her.” He said, as they followed him into the living quarters and motioned Ash
to place her on one of the beds. “So you say she’s been poisoned?”
“That’s right, and it’s not just any poison.” said Ebi, finally
stepping forward. “There’s only one antidote and it’s very difficult to find.
It is known as the Heal Sprout, as the name implies, it has the capability to
cure any status ailments of any kind. Surely someone like you who’ve stayed
here for so long would know where to find them?”
“Actually, I do!” Said Jolt as he left the room, Everyone sat around
for a few minutes, and G.I. Jolt returned, with his arms full of the plants, “you’re
in luck!” he said as he dropped them all over the table, “Is this enough”
Ebi examined the pile one by one, but shoved them aside, “Every one of
them is dry and dead, and all the precious fluids inside have been drained!
They’re completely useless, where’d you pick these things up, a dumpster?”
G.I. Jolt looked to the ground and sighed sadly, “Yes”
“Hey! We’re talking about the life of MISTY here! Why’d you go looking
for a cure in the garbage for?” Ash exclaimed
“Because that’s the only place left that has them” said G.I. Jolt
“And speaking of which, why is there a dumpster in the middle of a
jungle?” asked Tracey
“Because that’s where Team Rocket dumps all its trash” said G.I. Jolt
“Team Rocket?!” everyone exclaimed
“Yep. Didn’t you know? Their base isn’t that much further to the east.
Lately they’ve been sending out their lackeys to find all the special herbs
they could get their dirty hands on. I’ll bet after draining whatever fluids
the Sprouts have, they just toss em’ out” Said Jolt
“I was afraid of this” Ebi said gravely, “Team Rocket always switches
the location of their HQ, and their current is this one… but why are they going
after the heal-sprouts?”
“So you mean to tell me that Team Rocket as all the heal-Sprouts, and
there are none left!?” Ash exclaimed, “GRRR…” He placed the QuickSilver on his
arm and loaded it full of nitro balls as he headed towards the door
“Where are you going Ash?” asked
“To get the stupid plants from stupid Team Rocket!” Ash shot back his
answer
“All by yourself?!”
“Since it doesn’t look like you guys’ll be helping, yes!” said Ash
“Going against the whole Team Rocket organization… you’ll get yourself
killed!”
“Wait…” said Jolt, stopping Ash, “You’re actually planning on taking
them on?”
“What’s it look like?” Ash didn’t look up
“You know…” G.I. Jolt smiled “Taking on the entire Team Rocket
organization, it sounds like an interesting idea…”
“What are you getting at?” Asked Ebi
“I’m saying that as strong you are, you’ll never be able to take them
all on yourself! I say you need assistance from someone who lives for this sort
of thing! Someone like… me!” G.I. Jolt said proudly
“You mean you’re gonna help us fight Team Rocket?” asked Brock
“Depends” G.I. Jolt answered
“What do you mean by that?”
“I’m interested in seeing how far you’ve gotten since the last time we
met…” he explained, “You know very well that there’s no way you’ll succeed
against Team Rocket without our help, and I want to see if you’re even WORTH
helping” he cracked his knuckles, “Show me how powerful you are!”
“Hmm…” Ash said nothing. What Jolt said was true, there’s little
chance they’d succeed alone… but the price for his help was to beat him? Ash
immediately remembered the last time they met, how White Kaiser decimated the
entire group and their pokémon without any effort, and how that Kaiser was
defeated by the Super Fiends… “If I defeat you, you will lend us your strength
and help us.” Ash said seriously. “Very well. We’ll fight you”
“ALL RIGHT!” G.I. Jolt’s voice boomed, “Let’s do this!” he shouted,
slamming a large red button built into the wall
“WA!” Ash gasped, as the floor beneath him suddenly opened up…
“ASH!” Everyone exclaimed as he fell through the opening
“What’d you do to him!?”
“This place is no place to fight. I just sent him somewhere more
suitable for it!” said Jolt. “Now if you’re not a fighter. Then I suggest you
stay out, unless you wanna get hurt!” Said Jolt as he himself jumped into the
hole.
***
(Location- War-zone Arena)
“WAAAAA!” Ash screamed as he fell down a long shaft. After a few odd
seconds of falling through darkness, he saw a light coming up ahead. It was the
end of the shaft! Ash fell through it, and caught a glimpse of the areas around
him, right before…
THUMP!
“OW!” Ash shouted as he hit the concrete floor. “Agh… ow…” he groaned
as he got up, rubbing his head and looking left and right. He saw himself
standing in a large arena of some sort, except it was several times larger than
the usual rings used in pokémon battles. Though they were underground, this
place was kept perfectly lit, by many bright lights. Another thing Ash noticed
about this arena was that it wasn’t simply an empty field, but there were many
obstacles, whether large boulders, crumbling brick walls, even wrecked battle
tanks. This place didn’t feel like an arena, but like a simulated war zone… “Huh?”
he noticed the area around him suddenly got darker, coming from a massive
shadow… “Huh? WA…!” he gasped at what he saw… “AAAHHH!” he screamed and dove to
the side…
CRASH!
The ground shook and floor cracked as G.I. Jolt landed, nearly
crushing Ash if he had stood still for just a second longer. Ash gasped, seeing
the massive soldier, and G.I. Jolt stared unpleasantly down at the young
pokémon trainer
SMACK!
“AAAARGH!!!” Ash screamed when Jolt’s huge arm smacked him and sent
him flying like a rag doll. “Ugh… ah…!” he gasped, hitting the half-crumbled
brick wall. Ash shook his head and growled… but his jaw suddenly dropped when
he saw the Super Fiend lift a tank over his head… “Oh… my… god…”
“RHAAAA!!!!” Jolt roared, with all his strength he hurled the vehicle
right at Ash!
“AAAAHHH!!!” Ash screamed and ran to the side, when the mock tank
crashed into the wall where he was standing just a few seconds before…
“ARMAGEDDON FIST!” G.I. Jolt shouted as his arm crackled with
electricity and he swung his massive fist. Ash immediately pulled the
QuickSilver up in defence…
CRRRRASH!!!!
“WAAAAAAGH!” Ash screamed. The force of that hit was intense, and Ash
shot through the air and hitting the ground hard… he could have sworn he heard
the sound of thunder crashing, but it was in reality the sound of Jolt’s fist.
“Hmph, seems to me like you haven’t gotten any stronger…” G.I. Jolt
sneered
“Ungh… ah…” Ash groaned, as he slowly got up… “No…” he muttered, he
wouldn’t let himself be beaten… not now…!
“If you’ve lost the fight this fast, then you’re not worthy of my
help!” Jolt spat
“Grrr…” Ash growled, still staggering and taking a fighting stance. He
wasn’t gonna give up… not when Misty’s life was on the line!
“So you still want to fight?” Jolt asked in an amused tone.
Ash said nothing. Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. Jolt
noticed Ash stopped trembling, and now stood perfectly calm and normally in his
fighting stance, as if nothing had happened to him… “HM!” Ash’s eyes suddenly
shot open, “HAAAA!!!” he shouted as he charged towards the Super Fiend…
THUD!
“AH…” Jolt gasped, hunching over with his mouth open when Ash slammed
him in the stomach, “UGH!” suddenly his head flung back when Ash uppercutted
him! As Jolt stumbled back, Ash jumped into the air and swung his leg, kicking
him across the face! The force of the blow was so strong, the giant fell
backwards, and the whole stadium shook when he hit the ground!
“Yes” Ash finally spoke, answering Jolt’s question.
“Heh…” despite being hit so hard, Jolt smirked… slowly getting up and
wiping the side of his face… “That’s much more like it… I take back my earlier
statement, you have grown strong. You’ve become a real man now. However…” He
shifted his feet and took a wrestling stance. “That doesn’t mean I’ll just let
you win.”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way” Ash smirked, holding his own
fighting stance, “Honestly, your strength is amazing, I can’t imagine anyone
matching it. It’s no wonder you’re charging us with such a high price” he
grinned, “More than ever now, I want to defeat you, so I’ll have your strength
on my side!”
“And he’s not alone!” a voice called up
“Hmm?” Ash and Jolt both looked to the side…
“ASH!” Brock shouted, next to him were Gary and Tracey. The three of
them stood in the area outside the battle arena. “We’re here to help you!”
“No! Stay back!” Ash shouted
“Too late!” the three of them shouted as they jumped down from the
seats and stood in the battle arena, each of them holding a pokéball ready
“So those three have decided to join in?” Jolt asked, looking at the
three, “Hmph, I’m fine with that, but I wanted to fight Ketchum alone…” slowly
he reached for his massive bazooka slung across his back, “HAAAA…!” Ash and his
friends gasped when they could see electricity gathering in Jolt’s hand… “STORM
CANNON!” he held up the bazooka in one arm, and slammed it with his electrically
charged left…
CRASH!!!
“AAAAHHH!!!” Everyone gasped, diving in different directions when Jolt’s
bazooka fired, but it wasn’t a missile that came out, it was a massive blast of
electricity!
“Holy…”
CLANG!
“GRRR!” Ash growled, holding the QuickSilver over his head in a
defensive stance. Before Jolt crushed
“Hmm!” not saying a word,
“SILVER BULLET!” Ash pointed the QuickSilver at Jolt’s face. The
boosters flared and he shot like a rocket, striking him in the chin and
knocking him down once more! “Everyone!” Ash immediately turned around and
shouted, “Now that you’re in this, you can’t back out! The moment you stepped
in, you became viable targets!”
“We know, and we don’t plan on being dead weights either!” said Brock
and Tracey, both holding pokéballs, “GO!!!” They shouted, throwing them and
releasing pokémon
“G.I. Jolt is a dangerous opponent! He relies on fierce attacks, and
in terms of power he’s unmatched! No matter the range, he’s a threat!” Shouted
Ebi
“Huh? Ebi!” They all jumped “When did you get here!?!”
“Never mind that!” Ebi shouted, “My sister is watching Misty, and I’m
here to help!” he raised his EbiDex and aimed it at G.I. Jolt, “EbiDex scan!”
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EBIDEX SCANNER |
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Name |
Weapons |
Techniques |
Fighter Class |
Stats |
|
G.I. Jolt |
Big Shot Thunder Element |
Armageddon Fist Storm Cannon |
Soldier Wrestler Rank A |
Strength- Superhuman Attack Power- Very High Speed- Low Fighting Skills- Average Toughness- Very High Endurance- Very High Mind Power- Average Intelligence- Average Wisdom- Average Determination- Average |
“Hm, simple fighting style, but incredibly effective! If we’re not
careful, he’ll crush you! There’s no way to compete with his strength, you’ll
have to rely on speed and numbers to win this battle!” Ebi explained, “WATCH
OUT! HE’S GETTING UP!”
“All right! Get ready everyone…” said Ash, as Pikachu stood by his
side…
“Ebi Gun!” Ebi called. From the same place where the Ebi-sword
appeared last time, this time some sort of gun-barrel appeared…
“Okay!” Said Ash, holding up Totodile’s pokéball, “CHAAAAARGE!!!”
“EBI FLAME!” Ebi shouted, and the gun barrel on his EbiDex fired a
huge burst of flames, like an actual flamethrower at G.I. Jolt. This caused the
Super Fiend to stop charging and move back, and Ebi took this opportunity for
another attack, “EBI FREEZE!” A cold orb shot out of the EbiDex, hitting Jolt’s
legs and freezing them!
“HYDROTHUNDER!” Ash shouted. Totodile fired a huge jet of water and
Pikachu electrified it
“SHADOW BALL!”
“ROCK THROW!” the same case for Geodude and Onix
“AAARGH!!” G.I. Jolt howled as each attack slammed into him. The round
of attacks ended, and the dust cleared. G.I. Jolt stood there, covering himself
with his arms, he had braced himself against the attacks. He was tough, and
could withstand them pretty well, but not as well as Cleft or Chaos Reaper
could. “Ugh… ow… not a bad strategy… taking away my movements and attacking me…”
he coughed, “Fortunately though… I have a few tricks of my own… TURNING
WEAKNESS INTO MY ADVANTAGE!” Though his legs were encased in ice, he could
still move them, and cracked his feet free from the ground! “HAAAAA!!!!!”
“WATCH OUT!” Ebi screamed, but it was too late.
SMASH! CRAASH!!!
Onix crashed back twenty metres when G.I. Jolt kicked him with his
ice-armoured leg! The ice broke, but the damage was already done! “EBI FLAME!”
Ebi shot the burst of flames in a last ditch attempt to keep him at bay.
“Hey… that’s annoying!” Jolt snapped the block of ice over his left
leg, and gripped it tight. “HAAA!” he hurled it with all his might at Ebi
“EBI SHIELD!” Ebi screamed. It was lucky, he barely called it up in
time. The EbiDex flashed and a protective orb surrounded Ebi’s Body and the ice
shattered as it hit the deflector shield. “Whew… AH!” He exclaimed as he looked
up.
G.I. Jolt charged forwards, picked the orb and SLAMMED it like a beach
ball with his fists. Though Ebi was protected from the kick, he was sent
flying, not to mention he was still vulnerable on the inside
“AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!” Ebi’s voice rang as he was sent flying over the
horizon… (CRASH!) Or at least until he hit the wall and crashed, and
dropped to the ground, the Ebi shield faded away. The shock knocked him out.
“EBI!” Ash exclaimed
“Heh… that Ebi kid was giving you some really good support fire, too
good in fact.” Jolt rubbed his fists, “By getting rid of him, I dulled your
edge in this fight!”
“GRR! SNORLAX GO!” Ash called out Snorlax
“Phft… you again…” Jolt recognized the great big pokémon. Though
Snorlax was much bigger than him, Jolt was much stronger than Snorlax
“ATTACK!” Ash shouted. Snorlax attacked, but G.I. Jolt grabbed him by
the arms and spun him around, tossing him to the side, “Damn!” Ash cursed, this
time was no different from the last! Though Snorlax was at a higher level than
last time, difference of strength between the two was still too wide!
“NIDOQUEEN! GO!”
“NIDROOO!” Nidoqueen charged forwards and swung her fists. G.I. Jolt
grabbed the punch in his hand. He was far stronger than she was… “DOUBLE KICK!”
“Ugh!” The hits surprised Jolt, but only for a second. Jolt’s arms
wrapped around Nidoqueen, keeping her from moving. “HAAA!” He roared, executing
one of his wrestling moves on her, arching his back and slamming her head to
the ground.
“STOP IT!”
“HAAA!!!” Grabbing his bazooka, he swung it like a bat, and sent
Nidoking flying!
“NO!”
“Oh really? SNORLAX! BODY SLAM!!!” Ash shouted, and Snorlax leapt into
the air and threw himself to Jolt. Jolt kicked Nidoqueen to the side and caught
Snorlax!
“HMPH…!” Jolt huffed a bit as
he lifted the super heavy the pokémon over his head, “You keep trying the same
attacks, when you know they don’t work!?” He shouted, “No matter what you throw
at me, it won’t matter against my strength!”
“You may be strong in the arms… the strongest even… but what are you
gonna do when those arms are busy?” Ash smirked, and Brock got the message
“EXPLOSION!” Brock shouted as he pulled Pineco out and tossed him at
Jolt.
“WHAT?!” Jolt gasped, but it was too late…
KABOOOOM!!!!!!
“AAAGH!!!” As Pineco exploded in his face, he lost his hold on Snorlax
and fell, the 1000 pound pokémon falling on top of him!
“DON’T GIVE HIM A MOMENT’S REST!” Ash shouted, motioning Snorlax to
move aside. He pulled out the QuickSilver and continuously fired nitro balls.
Pikachu and Totodile continued using HydroThunder and everyone did what they
could, launching every attack they had.
The smoke cleared and G.I. Jolt was on his knees, heavily injured with
burn marks all over him.
“Looks like we win!” They cheered
“Ungh…” Jolt groaned… but managed to smile, “Heh… that was incredible.
With the use of strength and tactics, you were able to beat me. But still… you
aren’t worthy of my help yet…” he coughed
“WHAT?!” Ash shouted, furious, “You promised!”
“Yeah, I did… but I have yet to unleash my trump card…” said Jolt, “Finally…
after so long I waited… someone strong enough for me to use it on…” he slowly
got up
“What’s happening?” they wondered,
“You know, Sky Render passed by a few days ago, and gave me a little
gift…” said G.I. Jolt, “He shone his light upon me… and gave me this power, to
be used only when I truly feel it is the right time… and now… I’ve never been surer
of anything in my life! THE TIME IS NOW!!!! RAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!” G.I. Jolt
shouted, focusing all his energy. A familiar golden glow surrounded his body…
just like the ones that surrounded Goth and Twin Dreamer’s before they
transformed! The golden glow changed in the sparks and electricity. The sound
of lightning crashed in the background, even though there wasn’t any. The glow
faded away, and G.I. Jolt stood there… though he wasn’t himself right now “Heheheh…”
Jolt was powered up with the power of one. He seemed bigger, stronger than
before. And he was about a foot taller. Instead of a tank top, he seemed to be
wearing tank armour. Large metal plates covered his shoulders and parts of his
legs. His bazooka was bigger than before, and he wore several belts around his
waist and two across his chest, and each one seemed to carry at least a hundred
hand grenades each. With all these equipment, this guy was a walking missile
base
“No… it can’t be!” Ebi gasped, seeing the fiend who now towered over
them even more than before… “He… he’s been strengthened by the power of one…!”
“Everyone… get ready…!” Ash spoke, as everyone braced themselves…
“RHAAAAA!!!!!” the transformed G.I. Jolt roared and charged towards
them…
The battle to gain Jolt’s support is not yet over, as he is about to
put them to the ultimate test. Strengthened by the power of one, will our
heroes survive? Will they get the cure for Misty? Find out next time on Pokémon:
Shadow of the Deceiver!
►TO BE CONTINUED